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E63 / E64 6 Series (2004 - 2010) The E63/E64 BMW 6 Series builds on BMW's sporty heritage with aggressive lines and an incredible motor to back the design up. Available in coupe and convertible trims with a standard 4.8 liter engine producing 360 horsepower and 360 lb-ft of torque, the 6-series is a popular choice that exceeds expectations.

It will be pretty much identical to the e60 5 Series with the exception of the front facia panel & the iDrive controller.
Some of the removal & install tasks are identical to those that I carried out when I retrofit CCC to my e63, details here:

Yes people I did it here's some pic. Cost me less then a $1000 if you wish to do this be patient so you don't ended up pay over $3000 for it. It's worth it but not for that kind of money. I also added the combox as well cost me $400

I've been looking for months. I'd sure like to know how you did it for $1K. Mind sharing the details.

Well to be honest the reason I spent less then a $1000 is because It took me close to 2 or 3 months to recruited all the parts on ebay and other private local sellers. Then I had to learn how to code the cic so I didn't have to pay someone plus learned how to install it which also could save you lost of Dollars. So if you want to do this tomorrow or in a couple of days chances are you ganna pay a lot. What I did was I set up a few notification using the eBay app so everytime someone post some kind of BMW cic retrofit i'll get a notification and if that's a part I need or what I go for it. Otherwise you would have to pay these other suckers almost $2k just for the unit that's not including the combox which is really the main reason why you would want to do this cic retrofit, that's where you get all the fun and goodies. Not to mention 6fl, 6nr etc which gives you ability to play music using Bluetooth, see your calendar and text messaging on the screen, live Internet, Facebook, twitter etc...so yes I spent less then a 1k but it took me almost 3 months and some luck to get all the parts. As far as install and coding I learned how to do that. I will be adding front and rear camera with the ability to switch camera while driving kinda like night vision for night time.

Thanks mate, this is not a MOD people, this thing is more than that. It's a 2012/13 entertainment system, Years ahead from the ccc. The thing about it's not just a fun project and cool features it really make a difference inside the cabin.

I never really take pics of my idrive controller, but if you ask because of this retrofit well I didnt have to change it because I already had the new controller with the shortcut buttons which is another reason my retrofit was so cheap.

Thanks, Monitoring the thread cuz I have all this stuff on the X5 and I'm not 100% sold on it. There are some nice features, other need improvement, others have bugs / don't work. I'm not looking to do it on the 6 but if the current system goes belly up, it's nice to know there are options.
I'm very impressed with the level of work some of you guys are tackling.